Wire splicer and stretcher



Patented Dec. 16, 1%24.

nit s EDWARD PASDERA, OF ST. PAUL, NEBRASKA.

VJ'IRE SPLECEB. AND STRETGHER.

Application filed July 18, 1923. Serial No. 652,399.

7 '0 (M whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD PAsDnnA, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of St. Paul, in the county of Howard and State of Nebraska,have invented a new as d Improved Wire Splicer and Stretcher, of whichthe following is a full, clear, and on act description.

lhis invention relates to improved wire splicing and stretching devicesand par-- ticularly to a construction which may be readily operated foreither stretching a wire in the usual sense when first installing thesame or for stretching the wire and holding the same in place during theconnection of two ends.

Another object of the invention is to provide a splicing and stretchingdevice which is particularly adapted for stretching and holding barbedwire.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device which whenacting as a wire stretching device, may use any form of abutmentand whenacting as a splicer may dispense with abutments and act to draw the twoends to an overlapped position whereby they may be manually connectedtogether.

In the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 is a side view of a deviceembodying the invention, the same being shown in operation preparatoryto splicing a broken barbed wire.

Figure 2 is a side view of a device enibodying the invention as it willappear when used in stretching the barbed wire.

Figure 3 is a perspective view on an enlarged scale, showing the variousparts of the device.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, the device isprovided with ii handle 1 made up of flat bars 2 and 3 held together byany suitable means, as for instance, rivets 4 and 5. These bars are bentat 6 and '4' respectively to form a bifurcated upper end, the respectiveprongs 8 and 9 thereof having notches 10 and 1.1 formed therein. Aspacing block 12 is arranged intermediate the ends of the prongs 8 and9, said block being held in place by a bolt or rivet 18. A bolt or rivet1 1 acts as a pivotal member for the pull rod or pull hook 15 having aturned over hook end 16 formed with a slot 17 whereby it may readilystraddle a wire. The slot 17 is, however. preferably merely wide enoughto readily receive the wire and not permit the barb to pass therethroughwhereby a barb may be engaged as shown in Figure 1 and the wire pulledto cause the broken ends to be overlapped preparatory to being splicedmanually.

lVhen the device is used as a splicer, the section 18 of the wire isprovided with a loop 19 which is fitted into the notches 10 and 11 andthen the hook end 16 is caused to interlock with one of the barbs of thesection 20. The handle 1 is tlen moved in the direction of the arrow 21until the loose end 22 overlaps the loop 19 after which it may bemanually moved through said loop and then back and twisted so that itwill not move out of the loop 19. The device may then be disconnected asthe splicing operation is completed.

In case it should be desired to use the device merely for stretching orbringing under tension a barbed wire, the hook it is interlocked withone of the barbs of the wire as shown in Figure 2 and the prongs 8 and 9pressed against a suitable abutment, as for instance, the post 23. Thehandle 1 may then be pulled for any desired extent and a suitable stapleapplied to posts 23 for securing the wire 24 thereto.

What I claim is 1. A combined wire splicer and stretcher, comprising ahandle formed with a bifurcated end, each prong of said bifurcated endbeing formed with a notch, said notches aligning, means for holding saidprongs spaced apart, and a hook member having a bifurcated end pivotallyconnected with said arongs near the ends where they join the handle.

2. A wire splicer and stretcher, comprising a body formed from a pair ofmetallic bars rigidly secured together. said bars at one end beingspaced apart, means for hold-- ing said bars spaced apart, at one endfor presenting a bifurcated structure, said bifurcated structure beingformed with. notch near one end adapted to receive the loop of a wire tobe pulled, and a bifurcated. hook member extending into said bifurcatedend. and means for pivotally connecting said hook member to saidbifurcated end. part of the hook member facing said notches.

EDWARD PASDERA.

